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GEORGE Bi. LEWIsoE MOREAU STATION, NEWYORLKQ MILK-PAN RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 26,688, dated January 13, "1860A i l y i To all whom 'llt may concern: l

Be it known that I, GEORGE B. LEwIs, of Moreau Station, in the county of Saratoga and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Rack for Holding Milk- Pans; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this speci ication, in whichy Figure l, is an end sectional view of my invention. Fig. 2, is a side view ofditto.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two figures.

The ob] ect of this invention is to obtain a rack for holding milk-pans that will be light, strongand durable, occupying but little space and still having a large holding capacity and better calculated for the intended purpose than any that have passed under my observation. y The invention consists in having two frames provided with horizontal parallel slats and connected by a joint at their upper ends, said frames being provided with horizontal slatted platforms and also with adjustable side frames, the whole being ar ranged, as hereinafter fully shown anddescribed, so as to effect the desired obj ect.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention I will proceed to describe it.

A, A, represent two frames which `are formed each of two bars a, a, having horizontal slats ZJ, attached at suitable distances apart. These frames are connected at their upper end by joints o. On the lower slats of the frames A, a slatted frame B, is placed, and the frames A, are secured in a more or less distended state by means `of pins LZ, which pass through either of a series of holes in the sides e, of the frame B. Slatted fra-mes C, D, may also be placed on the upper slats Z), of the frames A, A.

To each frame A, a supplemental frame E, is attached. The frames E, are constructed similarly to the frames A, the former being each composed of two bars f, f, with horizontal slats g, secured to them. VThe Jframes E, E, are attached to the frames A, A, by short bars 71 h, which are connected to bined longitudinal and lateral;` adjustable both frames by joints ,ljw dma of a C0151 movement of the frames E, toward andironi;` the frames A,.A. The frames E1,E, are rei@ tained at any desired pointvithin the scope of.. their movement` by `means offpawls which engage `with "racks71;` that are a tached to the bars "ar/,fof the frames A, A. i .y a

From the Vabove description lit `willube seen that two rows of inclinedkslatted shelves will l* be formed one at eachfsideqof the ``1a`ck,"the f slats b, g, of the` frames Afl),yformingjthef` shelves. The milk pans are shownin red`,`l`f V lf and it will also be seen thattheramesA, A,v` may be so adjusted `that thefheat and steam`` i escaping `:trom `one pan ofjneWly-set, milk :l will not come in contact `with'thepan abovef it. The pansmay be set inltheirackelnpty"l and the milk strained into them;` thus obvi` `7`0" 1 ating the lifting ofthe milklinthe panszandl` the liability of spillingfthelv milk.,}Th shelves may be made highi or `:low asdesire by simply drawing in or `spreading i out` `th frames A, A, andalso made;` to occupy` more or less space on thefloor hen thedevice* is not required for .use", itwbe `.folded Compa-@dy and `put away `in a Very .Small space. The frames `E`,`\:`E,mare adjustedto correspond with theppsitionbf lthe fram "I A, A,so thatthe slats""b,gf,"may be keptin horizontal positions i relatively f with each other. 3F l. The frames may be whollyjconstructed of" wood at least that would probably bepthefa preferable material.` The `.device may be` constructed at a very small expense eveny when put together -in a goodworkmanlike manner. l y i 3k" Having thus described my inventionwhat y I claim as new and desire to securebyLet-` i ters Patent, isiff y y V I u i. The employmentor uselfof the `frames A, a A, connected by joints` c, in` connection With the supplemental frames E, E, andlwithior j without the horizontalframesyByQD,sub` l stantially as and for `the purpose set forth. l

y GEQRGElBvLEWlS-r l Witnesses: l l l JOHN THoMrsomfff O. M. Mirar-Enna` l 

